At a stated meeting of the Board of Officers and Council of the Society, held on the 13th of May, 1892, Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., offered the following Preambles and Resolutions, which were adopted:

Whereas, This Society did in the year 1843 celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of its foundation by a series of addresses, meetings, receptions, exercises, etc., upon the 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th days of May, the results of which were published in a special volume of over two hundred pages; and

Whereas, We are approaching the Sesqui-Centennial Anniversary of the same auspicious event; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Society will celebrate the same in a worthy and becoming manner.

Resolved, That the President be authorized to appoint a Committee of five members to make all necessary arrangements for the same and with full power to act, and that the President be ex officio a member of said Committee.

At a stated meeting of the Society, held on May 20, 1892, the Preambles and Resolutions were considered by the Society, and unanimously agreed to.

The President appointed as such Committee, Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., Chairman, and Messrs. J. Sergeant Price, Richard Vaux, Daniel G. Brinton, M.D., William V. Keating, M.D., Frederick Fraley, ex officio.*

*On the 1st of May, 1893, the Chairman of the Committee was attacked by a sudden and serious illness, and being unable to carry on the duties of the position, Mr. J. Sergeant Price, at the request of the President of the Society, acted in such capacity.